First of three pulp adventures from Gaelcon last weekend
The marines have found the Pirate camp, a small fortified village at the edge of a knoll, descending to a winding stream bed below. Almost 20 men, dressed in the flowing robes of Zanzibari pirates and armed with a mixture of muskets and rifles move around the camp. A small field gun guards the entrance to the camp.
A sudden cry from one building at the edge of the camp grabs their attention. The door flies open as an American hostage staggers through. A pirate leader approaches the beaten man, raising him to his knees. With one swift motion he draws a sword and beheads him. He strides quickly back into the house, closing the door behind him.
Schaefer gathers the squad together in a huddle and whispers angrily: “They just killed one of the prisoners. No time for invitations. We take them, now."
More at
http://donoghmccarthy.blogspot.ie/2013/11/no-time-for-invitations.html